Biographies

Dan Gable Corner

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Two large walls and a huge display case chronicle the career of Dan Gable, the museum's namesake. On display are the warm-ups and shoes he wore in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where he won the gold medal at 149.5 pounds without surrendering a single point in six matches. Also on display is a large board that shows his entire coaching record at the University of Iowa, where he won 21 consecutive Big Ten team titles and 15 NCAA team championships.

Nat Pendleton

Silver medal winner, 1920 Olympics, three-time AAU national champion, from Davenport; Iowa's first Olympic medal winner, appeared in over 60 movies during long Hollywood career

Royce Alger

Two-time NCAA champion at Iowa and three-time All-American, silver medal winner in 1990 World Championships, three-time state champion at Lisbon High School

Chuck Yagla

Two-time NCAA champion at the University of Iowa and three-time All-American; 1980 Olympic team, former assistant coach at Iowa, NCAA-level referee, from Waterloo

Joe Corso

Ten-time national freestyle champion, third in the World Championships of 1979, 1976 Olympic team; Pan-American Games champion; All-American at Purdue University; state champion from Des Moines Roosevelt

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